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history of this species (E. M. M. ix. 39) states that the eggs laid 
early in October did not hatch till the middle of April. This 
autumn a female A. lunosa laid me a quantity of eggs on 
September 21st; these hatched on October 18th, and the larvee are 
now doing fairly well on grass.—EDWARD A. Frrcu; Maldon, 
Essex, November 19, 1878. 
Ipentiry or EpurprpHora opscurana (Steph.) anv E. 
‘Gatirconana (Zell..—Upon reading my former article on the 
identity of these species, I noticed one or two inaccuracies had 
crept in, which I take this opportunity of correcting. Thus 
“ eostal blotch” should be read ‘dorsal blotch,’ and in the 
nomenclature, Professor Zeller’s name H. Gallicolana should be 
gunk as a synonym of Obscurana, Steph., which must be adopted for 
this species. The galls from which the majority of mine were bred 
were the round hard galls of Cynips Kollari (Devonshire gall), and 
only one specimen emerged from the galls of Andricus terminalis 
(the well known oak-apple). I have also submitted a series of my 
bred examples to Mr. C. G. Barrett, showing how very variable 
the species is, and I am happy to say he entirely agrees with my 
opinion as to the identity of these species; indeed he writes 
“No other conclusion could reasonably be arrived at, for the 
variations in the pale portion of the hind wings, in the shape and 
colouring of the fore wings, and in the form of the dorsal blotch, 
cover the whole range of the supposed distribution between the 
species.’ —W. P. Weston; 1, Duncan Terrace, Islington. 
AUTUMN PUPATION OF ABRAXAS GROSSULARIATA.—In November 
last year, I noticed on some old gooseberry and currant bushes 
what I first thought to be some old pupe of A. grossulariata, but 
on pulling one or two off was surprised to find them alive and 
fresh. I collected about seven dozen and tried to rear the imagos, 
but failed, as the frost killed those I kept outdoors, and those I 
kept in dried up. This year, in October, I was in the same 
garden, and in two days I collected about forty dozen, and saw the 
larve in all sizes, from a quarter of an inch in length to some 
spinning up. I also found several pupz which had only just 
changed, as they were yellowish in colour and quite soft.— 
H. Smcock; 22, Randolph Street, Camden Town, N. W., 
November 11, 1878. 
GNORMIUS VARIABILIS.—Two specimens of this beetle were 
